READER SUBMITTED: STRIKE!

The Windham Textile and History MuseumWindham

On Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, at 6 p.m., The Windham Textile & History Museum, 411 Main St., Willimantic, will hold a reenactment of a 1912 Willimantic Labor Strike. People are invited to dress as mill workers circa 1900-1912 and learn the chorus of two or three labor songs with music historian Rick Spencer. Participants will have the chance to paint messages on picket signs and then walk the footsteps of the 1912 strikers and hear a rousing inspirational speech by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, brought to you by Becky McHenry.

In conjunction with this event, on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 4 p.m., Jamie Eves, PhD will discuss the American Thread Strike of 1925. And, on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 4 p.m., Anna Kirchmann, PhD will speak about the Willimantic Strike of 1912. Please join us at the Mill Museum for both presentations. A $5 donation for each speaking event is suggested.